Nov 24 2008
Michael Bergdahl
Former Wal-Mart Executive
Michael Bergdahl is a full-time motivational speaker, author and writer. Bergdahl worked in Bentonville, Arkansas for Wal-Mart, as the Director of “People” for the headquarters office, where he worked directly with Sam Walton. It was Sam Walton who gave Bergdahl the nickname, “Bird Dawg”! He has recent experience as a turnaround specialist, successfully working with American Eagle Outfitters & Waste Management & is considered an authority on Wal-Mart.
“A storyteller who weaves entertainment into his motivational business messages”
Michael began his career in an entrepreneurial, highly successful, family-owned newspaper publishing business in Houston, Texas. In his next position, he got his hands dirty on the manufacturing side of the petrochemical industry in J. M. Huber Corporation’s, Carbon Black Division in Baytown, Texas. He was later recruited by Frito Lay (a subsidiary of PepsiCo) to assume a position in their sales organization.[/expand]
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Topics
How to Compete
Survive and Thrive in a Wal-Mart World
Competition
Marketing and Positioning
Publications
2006
The 10 Rules of Sam Walton: Success Secrets for Remarkable Results
2004
What I Learned From Sam Walton: How to Compete & Thrive in a Wal-Mart World
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